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War on drugs

Democracy faces the abyss in 2024, we might just fall off the cliff, says Nobel laureate Maria Ressa

Politics

Democracy faces the abyss in 2024, we might just fall off the cliff, says Nobel laureate Maria Ressa

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

South Africa

Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

By Edwin Cameron

Global war against drugs reaches Kenya

Africa

Global war against drugs reaches Kenya

By Mohamed Daghar for ISS TODAY

Drugs rethink: Healing the addicts will heal our society

South Africa

Drugs rethink: Healing the addicts will heal our society

By David Jones

World

Accused Colombian drug kingpin charged in New York

By AFP

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

Africa

ISS Today: Ghana’s bold step away from the ‘war on drugs’

By ISS Today

Op-Ed: The American War on Drugs – A cautionary tale for the South African Police

World

Op-Ed: The American War on Drugs – A cautionary tale for the South African Police

By David Reiersgord

The Cannabis Chronicles: Dagga Couple go global

South Africa

The Cannabis Chronicles: Dagga Couple go global

By Kevin Bloom

Newsdeck

28 inmates killed in Mexico prison riot: officials

By AFP

Reporter's Notebook: A year into Duterte's bloody war on drugs, little has changed

World

Reporter's Notebook: A year into Duterte's bloody war on drugs, little has changed

By Shaun Swingler

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

South Africa

Op-Ed: How drugs (and alcohol) kill – and it’s not what you think it is

By Zane Dangor

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

World

ICG: A Very Modest UNGASS Drug Policy Review

By International Crisis Group